Behind The Doom Version 08 Extra Quality ⚡

After tracking down several ISO rips from obscure FTP servers and comparing them with archived Usenet posts from the late ‘90s, a clear picture emerges. A typical “Behind the Doom v08 Extra Quality” disc contains the following:

We propose three interpretations:

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Speedrunners refuse to route it. Modders have attempted to “fix” it by re-adding the automap, but consensus holds that any change destroys the “Extra Quality.” After tracking down several ISO rips from obscure